ASSAM: YET ANOTHER RHINO KILLED

Guwahati, March 5, 2018:

An adult rhino, strayed away of the Kaziranga National Park, was killed and its horn took away by poachers in Majuli district.

The female carcass of the rhino with its horn missing was recovered this morning at Lohori Chapori situated north-west of Shankarghat at Dergaon by villagers who informed local forest officials.

It was killed by poachers taking advantage of heavy rain. The poachers shot nine rounds of the bullet of .303 rifle to kill the rhino as evident from the empty cartridges recovered from the spot.

It went to Majuli district walking over the sandbar of the river Brahmaputra after it had strayed away of the Agaratoli Range of the Kaziranga National Park from February 22 last. This is the third one killed by poachers since January this year with the earlier two were killed in Kaziranga and this one outside the Park area.